Britten : Billy Budd
Eric Halfvarson, Kent Nagano, Russell Smythe, Thomas Hampson, Gidon Saks, Manchester Boys Choir, Northern Voices, Hallé, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir
"Pull, my bantams" (First Mate, Second Mate, Sailing Master, Bosun, Midshipmen, Donald, maintop, Novice, Squeak, First Lieutenant, seamen)
Kent Nagano, Russell Smythe, Simon Thorpe, Christopher Gillet, Andrew Burden, Ashley Holland, Matthew Hargreaves, Robert Johnston, Gidon Saks, Christopher Maltman, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Hallé, Northern Voices, Manchester Boys Choir
Britten: Billy Budd, Act 1
"Send for John Claggart" (First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe, Claggart, Red Whiskers, Jones, Billy)
Martyn Hill, Gidon Saks, Simon Wilding, Hallé, Simon Thorpe, Russell Smythe, Thomas Hampson, Kent Nagano, Eric Halfvarson
"Billy Budd, King of the birds!" (Billy, Sailing Master, First Lieutenant, Ratcliffe, seamen's voices)
Nortthern Voices, Gidon Saks, Hallé, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Simon Wilding, Kent Nagano, Russell Smythe, Thomas Hampson
"I heard, your honour!" (Claggart, Squeak, Sailor)
Christopher Gillet, Eric Halfvarson, Hallé, Kent Nagano
"Come along, Kid!" (Novice's friend, Novice, seamen)
Hallé, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Andrew Burden, William Dazeley, Kent Nagano, Northern Voices
"Christ, the poor chap..." (Billy, Dansker, Red Whiskers, Donald, Claggart, First Mate, Second Mate, Bosun, seamen)
Ashley Holland, Eric Halfvarson, Thomas Hampson, Martyn Hill, Simon Thorpe, Kent Nagano, Christopher Maltman, Hallé, Matthew Hargreaves, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Northern Voices
Britten: Billy Budd, Act 1
"Vere! Vere!" - Officers and men of the Indomitable..." (Seamen, Vere, Billy)
Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Hallé, Kent Nagano, Thomas Hampson, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Northern Voices
Britten: Billy Budd, Act 2
"My compliments..." (Vere, Cabin Boy, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master)
Hallé, Kent Nagano, Russell Smythe, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Boy from Manchester Boys Choir, Gidon Saks
"Don't like the french!" (Sailing Master, First Lieutenant, Vere)
"Oh, that's nothing" (Vere, First Leutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe, seamen)
Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Gidon Saks, Simon Wilding, Russell Smythe, Hallé, Kent Nagano, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Northern Voices
Interlude / "Blow her away..." (Seamen)
Hallé, Kent Nagano, Northern Voices, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir
"Here lads!" (Donald, Red Whiskers, Billy, Dansker, Squeak, seamen)
Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Christopher Gillet, Hallé, Christopher Maltman, Kent Nagano, Martyn Hill, Richard Van Allas, Thomas Hampson, Northern Voices
Britten: Billy Budd, Act 2
"Come out of that" (Billy, Squeak, Claggart, Dansker, Cabin Boy, seamen)
Christopher Gillet, Eric Halfvarson, Richard Van Allas, Thomas Hampson, Kent Nagano, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Boy from Manchester Boys Choir, Hallé, Northern Voices
Britten: Billy Budd, Act 2:
"Come here! Remenber your promise" (Claggart, Novice)
Eric Halfvarson, Andrew Burden, Hallé, Kent Nagano
"Billy! Hist, Billy Budd!" (Novice, Billy, Dansker)
Kent Nagano, Richard Van Allas, Thomas Hampson, Andrew Burden, Hallé
"I don't like the look of the mist" (Vere, First Lieutenant, Claggart)
"Deck ahoy!" (Maintop, Bosun, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe, Vere, Donald, Red Whiskers, Dansker, Billy, seamen, powder monkeys)
Christopher Maltman, Simon Wilding, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Hallé, Martyn Hill, Robert Johnston, Gidon Saks, Richard Van Allas, Russell Smythe, Thomas Hampson, Matthew Hargreaves, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Kent Nagano, Manchester Boys Choir, Northern Voices
Britten: Billy Budd, Act 3
"All guns ready, Sir!" (First Lieutenant, Vere, Sailing Master, Maintop, Ratcliffe, seamen)
Simon Wilding, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Hallé, Russell Smythe, Robert Johnston, Gidon Saks, Kent Nagano, Northern Voices
"There are you again, Master at Arms" (Vere, Claggart, First Lieutenant)
Britten: Billy Budd, Act 3
"Nay, nay, you're mistaken" (Vere, Claggart, Cabin Boy, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe)
Russell Smythe, Hallé, Kent Nagano, Simon Wilding, Boy from Manchester Boys Choir, Gidon Saks, Eric Halfvarson, Anthony Rolfe Johnson
"You wanted to see me" (Billy, Vere, Claggart)
"God o'mercy!" (Vere, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe)
Kent Nagano, Simon Wilding, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Russell Smythe, Gidon Saks, Hallé
Interlude & "William Budd, you are accused" (First Lieutenant, Vere, Billy)
"Poor fellow, who could save him?" (First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe, Vere)
Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Simon Wilding, Russell Smythe, Hallé, Kent Nagano, Gidon Saks
"Look!... Trough the port comes the moonshine astray!" (Billy, Dansker)
Hallé, Richard Van Allas, Thomas Hampson, Kent Nagano
"According to the articles of war" (First Lieutenant, Billy)
Britten: Billy Budd, Act 4
"Starry Vere, God bless you" (Choir)
Kent Nagano, Hallé, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Northern Voices